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W&L LACROSSE TEAMS RANKED IN US LACROSSE POLLS

Dec 12, 2003

BALTIMORE, Md. -- The Washington and Lee men's and women's
lacrosse teams are both ranked in the Top 10 of the Lacrosse
Magazine Preseason Division III Polls announced by US Lacrosse on
Friday afternoon.

The W&L men's team is ranked sixth nationally, while the
women's squad is ranked 10th in Division III.

The Generals' men's team finished 9-5 overall, 4-2 in the ODAC
last season. W&L dropped four games by one goal and advanced to
the ODAC Championship game where it was defeated by Lynchburg, 6-5,
in overtime. The Generals return seven starters and each of its top
four scorers from a season ago. Senior goalie Ansel Sanders (Weems,
Va./Woodberry Forest) also returns after earning Honorable Mention
All-America honors a season ago.

The W&L women posted a 15-3 overall record, won the ODAC
Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament last season. The
Generals welcome back nine starters, including a pair of 2003 First
Team All-ODAC selections in senior attacker Kelly Taffe
(Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle) and senior goalie Joanna Perini
(Huntington, N.Y./Huntington).